Best Schools for White Students in Mississippi (2026)

These are the Mississippi public schools where white students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested white students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	MADISON STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Madison	88%	90%	361	A
2	DELLA DAVIDSON ELEMENTARY Oxford	84%	91%	348	A+
3	BAYOU VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Gulfport	87%	87%	244	A
4	EASTSIDE ELEM Clinton	84%	87%	345	A+
5	MANNSDALE UPPER ELEMENTARY Madison	84%	85%	454	C+
6	NORTHSHORE ELEMENTARY Brandon	77%	89%	312	B
7	MADISON AVENUE UPPER ELEMENTARY Madison	85%	80%	342	B
8	ANNISTON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Gulfport	82%	82%	125	C+
9	NORTHSIDE ELEM Clinton	82%	82%	157	A+
10	ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY Enterprise	82%	82%	105	A+
11	ST MARTIN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Ocean Springs	82%	82%	128	A+
12	THOMAS L REEVES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Long Beach	87%	77%	78	A+
13	CHEROKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pascagoula	90%	70%	22	A
14	BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pascagoula	70%	90%	22	A+
15	PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY Olive Branch	77%	82%	274	B+
16	BACK BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	77%	82%	91	A+
17	POPPS FERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	72%	87%	89	A+
18	NORTH BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	82%	77%	175	A+
19	CENTER HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Olive Branch	72%	87%	221	C+
20	EAST HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Kiln	77%	82%	291	A
21	BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Hattiesburg	77%	82%	142	C+
22	D T COX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pontotoc	77%	82%	191	A+
23	LAWHON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Tupelo	82%	77%	133	B+
24	RANKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Tupelo	77%	77%	122	C
25	LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY Hattiesburg	77%	77%	168	B

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	PIERCE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Tupelo	82%	87%	135	A
2	HAYES COOPER CENTER FOR MATH SC TEC Merigold	82%	82%	69	A
3	MCWILLIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jackson	90%	70%	21	A+
4	OXFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL Oxford	73%	86%	368	A+
5	MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL Madison	75%	84%	820	A+
6	ACKERMAN ELEM Ackerman	82%	77%	166	A+
7	OXFORD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Oxford	71%	85%	328	A+
8	ROSA SCOTT SCHOOL Madison	—	77%	0	A+
9	MILAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Tupelo	67%	87%	154	A
10	NORTH WOOLMARKET ELEMENTARY AND MID Biloxi	72%	80%	538	C+
11	LEWISBURG MIDDLE Hernando	62%	90%	760	B
12	TUPELO MIDDLE SCHOOL Tupelo	70%	81%	364	A
13	HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL Hernando	66%	85%	757	A
14	LOVETT ELEM SCHOOL Clinton	67%	82%	159	A+
15	SUMNER HILL JR HI SCHOOL Clinton	—	75%	0	A+
16	PINEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pass Christian	75%	75%	56	A+
17	PETAL UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Petal	66%	83%	476	A+
18	BOVINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Vicksburg	77%	72%	113	A
19	PETAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Petal	67%	81%	406	A+
20	BAYOU VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL Gulfport	66%	82%	461	B
21	OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL Hattiesburg	66%	80%	670	B+
22	CLINTON JR HI SCHOOL Clinton	72%	72%	294	A
23	DESOTO CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Southaven	64%	80%	717	A+
24	LYMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Gulfport	72%	72%	188	A+
25	NEWTON COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Decatur	72%	72%	299	C+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	CENTER HILL HIGH SCHOOL Olive Branch	82%	92%	133	A+
2	PETAL HIGH SCHOOL Petal	77%	82%	212	A+
3	BILOXI HIGH SCHOOL Biloxi	72%	87%	201	A
4	MADISON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Madison	77%	—	289	B
5	BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Booneville	77%	77%	73	A
6	OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL Hattiesburg	72%	82%	208	A+
7	OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL Oxford	82%	72%	156	A
8	PASS CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Pass Christian	72%	82%	112	A+
9	LEWISBURG HIGH SCHOOL Olive Branch	62%	87%	241	A+
10	NANIH WAIYA ATTENDANCE CENTER Louisville	67%	82%	245	A+
11	DESOTO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Southaven	72%	77%	237	A+
12	HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL Hernando	67%	77%	273	A+
13	GRENADA HIGH Grenada	67%	77%	134	B+
14	GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL Gulfport	67%	77%	188	B+
15	NEW ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL New Albany	62%	82%	95	A
16	WEST UNION ATTENDANCE CENTER Myrtle	67%	77%	320	A
17	OCEAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Ocean Springs	70%	72%	379	A+
18	UNION HIGH SCHOOL Union	55%	87%	54	A
19	ENTERPRISE HIGH SCHOOL Enterprise	57%	85%	73	A+
20	AMORY HIGH SCHOOL Amory	55%	85%	59	B+
21	LAKE CORMORANT HIGH Lake Cormorant	62%	77%	99	B+
22	WEST HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL Gulfport	62%	77%	170	A+
23	EAST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Moss Point	62%	77%	184	A+
24	LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL Oxford	62%	77%	163	A+
25	SENATOBIA HIGH SCHOOL Senatobia	55%	85%	55	B+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for White Students in Mississippi (2026)

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